Ex-St. Louis County Officer Stands Trial in Death of Girl

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A one-day bench trial has been held for a former St. Louis County police officer charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter for the 2019 death of a 12-year-old girl he hit with his squad car. Prosecutors on Tuesday argued that former Officer Preston Marquart was criminally negligent in the October 2019 death…